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Yantar'-4K2

Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on August 21, 1981, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 21, 1981 · 10:20 UTCLaunch 1981-080Launch no. 2,467 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 21, 1981, 10:20
Launch designation
1981-080
Mission
Yantar'-4K2
Flight name
Kosmos-1298
Vehicle flight ID
78039 -115

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
418 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.6 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-12981981-080ANORAD 12776Central Specialized Design BureauOptical imaging2,886 kgLanded · Oct 2, 1981
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1981-080Ministry of General Machine Building———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1981-080Ministry of General Machine Building———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.